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gruff voices. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Mr. Richard seemed to be denying or refusing something in short gruff gasps of breath. From Wordnik.com. [The Dew of Their Youth] Reference
At first Robber Mother answered in short, gruff sentences, but by degrees she became more subdued and listened more intently. From Wordnik.com. [Christmas in Legend and Story A Book for Boys and Girls] Reference
"Make room there," called a gruff voice, not far distant. From Wordnik.com. [With Those Who Wait] Reference
Yet the actor best-known as gruff newsman Lou Grant, who expands his resume of. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Signs of a Pickup in Asia's Job Markets] Reference
He stumbled over a box that he had missed before, swore, and called a gruff hello. From Wordnik.com. [Skyrider] Reference
I re-called the gruff warning Bezers -- even Bezers, and there was something very odd in Bezers giving a warning!. From Wordnik.com. [The House of the Wolf; a romance] Reference
Dan Lauria, who may be most widely known as the gruff dad on the TV series "The Wonder Years," will play Lombardi. From Wordnik.com. [JSOnline.com] Reference
She thought she loved him, and he showed her a kind of gruff affection. From Wordnik.com. [WILD SWANS THREE DAUGHTERS OF CHINA]
My dad brought me with him and Frank was just kind of gruff and it never really went anywhere. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 9, 2005] Reference
That person was kind of gruff, but ultimately gave me what I needed on time and with no hassle. From Wordnik.com. [Grouchy lab members & lab etiquette] Reference
When we had sorted that out, I tried to tell her that Big Carl is a gentle soul, all 'gruff' and 'muscle' and wouldn't hurt a fly. From Wordnik.com. [Edna Mopbucket living in fear.] Reference
And pa said, kind of gruff and absent minded, "Yes.". From Wordnik.com. [Mitch Miller] Reference
He was going to have a very kind of gruff attitude, as he does in the comics. From Wordnik.com. [Comic Book Movie] Reference
One of the offenders is described as being 190cm tall with a "gruff" voice and was wearing a black balaclava. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
George is about 6 ` 3 "and kind of gruff sounding, grew up in the projects, looks a lot like Paul Robeson ` s (ph) son actually. From Wordnik.com. [Achievement Matters: Getting Your Child the Best Education Possible] Reference
He's bald, gruff and has grown a mountain man's beard. From Wordnik.com. [A World Of Apples] Reference
Despite his gruff exterior, Rios is easily stung by criticism. From Wordnik.com. [Blame It On Rios] Reference
Broadbent brilliantly captures his gruff mix of authority and insecurity. From Wordnik.com. [Crazy For 'Topsy-Turvy'] Reference
And he was gruff, so when he was around I was frightened and avoided him. From Wordnik.com. [Pest Control] Reference
Ray Romano gives the gruff but goodhearted Manny a wry, long-suffering wit. From Wordnik.com. [THREE MAMMALS AND A BABY] Reference
"" OK, now we're going to have speeches, '' he said in his gruff, jovial manner. From Wordnik.com. [Don't Look Now] Reference
His voice is campy and high-strung one minute, smoke-wrecked and gruff the next. From Wordnik.com. [The Second Coming] Reference
But he was nervous about working with the notoriously gruff Marine Col. Douglas King. From Wordnik.com. [The Book on Iraq] Reference
When she tried to broach the subject he was, by his own account, gruff and dismissive. From Wordnik.com. [Moody or Mentally Ill?] Reference
In most of his films, he played a version of himself — a gruff guy with a Southern drawl. From Wordnik.com. [Grin and Bear It] Reference
But Elena, sounding like her gruff granddad Henry Ford II, won't contemplate Mercury's demise. From Wordnik.com. [Another Ford Behind The Wheel] Reference
But he was not particularly smooth, and many Israelis were reassured by his gruff, prickly manner. From Wordnik.com. [Can Peace Survive?] Reference
He preferred to hide behind a gruff facade that he tricked out with a slouch hat and dark glasses. From Wordnik.com. [Mr. Ford’s Mr. Lincoln] Reference
"I think that you can expect to see a squad here and there," the gruff West Pointer tells his officers. From Wordnik.com. [The Grunt's War] Reference
He certainly cuts a different profile than his legendary predecessor, the gruff and feisty Ira Glasser. From Wordnik.com. [Anthony Romero] Reference
In the middle of the fray stood Hamill, the gruff editor fired by Hirschfeld after only four weeks on the job. From Wordnik.com. ['Scumbag! Maniac! Slug!'] Reference
His gruff act proves every day that you can take the buffoon out of the ring, but you can't take the buffoon out of the man. From Wordnik.com. [The Team Of The Century] Reference
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